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  WI District 6 - Special R Primary
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Parents > United States > Wisconsin > WI - District 06
OfficeHouse of Representatives
HonorificRepresentative - Abbr: Rep.
TypeRepublican Primary Election
Filing Deadline 00, 1979 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open February 20, 1979 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close February 20, 1979 - 08:00pm Central
Term Start April 09, 1979 - 12:00pm
Term End January 03, 1981 - 12:00pm
ContributorRBH
Last ModifiedRBH December 05, 2012 02:30pm
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LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/07/1978
NameWilliam A. Steiger Votes114,742 (69.62%)
Term01/05/1979 - 12/04/1978 Margin65,957 (+40.02%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won04/03/1979
NameTom Petri Votes71,715 (50.43%)
Term04/04/1979 - 01/03/1981 Margin1,223 (+0.86%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
RaceWI District 6- Special Election 04/03/1979

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Name St. Sen. Tom Petri St. Rep. Tommy Thompson St. Sen. Jack D. Steinhilber Kenneth V. Benson Donald G. Jones Richard O. Wright John Charles Gregory
PartyRepublican Republican Republican Republican Republican Republican Republican
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Certified Votes 22,293 (35.26%) 11,850 (18.74%) 11,810 (18.68%) 10,965 (17.34%) 5,077 (8.03%) 844 (1.34%) 395 (0.63%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -10,443 (-16.51%) -10,483 (-16.58%) -11,328 (-17.91%) -17,216 (-27.23%) -21,449 (-33.92%) -21,898 (-34.63%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
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